So we’ve arrived—at the pinnacle of the awards season. The 98th Academy Awards is set to unfold in Los Angeles in mere days, and conversation is rife. Who will take home the grand award? Every category has a formidable handful of contenders, but if past awards are anything to go by, the spotlight often falls on a certain few.
For one, Jessie Buckley is poised to take home the Best Actress award for her portrayal as Agnes in Hamnet—having swept the other major awards in the category. Yet, the Oscars is known to be unpredictable. In that same vein, the Best Actor award proves the most contentious of the season, in part due to recent comments made by one Chalamet. The Internet has notably flipped in favour of Sinners’s Michael B. Jordan to take home the win, but only time will tell.
So it’s clear that the road to the Oscars has been nothing short of buzzy, but a big part of the spectacle lies in the red carpet affair. It’s been a scintillating scene these past few months, watching the stars turn up in their sartorial best. Some stars have made the red carpet their personal runway; One Battle After Another’s Teyana Taylor for one, endlessly delivering a new tune at every single awards show, from her magnificent Saint Laurent show at the Critics Choice Awards, to her recent theatrical look from Burberry for the BAFTAs. Meanwhile, we’ll be hoping to see Jennifer Lawrence make yet another darling walk-in—as she did at the Golden Globes—in Givenchy. Elsewhere, Chase Infiniti has emerged triumphant—in convincing us all that her style chops are one to be watched, with each red carpet moment having proven to be directional and mesmerising.
So whilst we wait to see what the celebrity lot will be wearing to the Oscars red carpet, Vogue Singapore has come up with a few ideas of our own, with recent runways in mind. Below, a red carpet wishlist of sorts for this year’s Academy Awards’s nominees.
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Jessie Buckley
The Irish actress boasts a brilliant filmography to begin with, but judging from the rest of the season, it’s almost certain that Jessie Buckley will be taking home the Best Actress award for her immensely powerful portrayal of Agnes, William Shakespeare’s wife, in Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet.
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Jessie Buckley: Dior spring/summer 2026 couture
Some dresses feel like they were meant for winners to walk in, and Jonathan Anderson’s opening look for Dior’s couture show might be one of them. A sculptural, swirling gown inspired after ceramicist Magdalene Odundo’s clay vessels, adorned with the botany that defined the beauty of the show. Considering Buckley’s apparent adoration for something dramatic and theatrical, this curvaceous number just might be the look for her to ascend the Academy Awards stage in.
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Teyana Taylor
Nominated for her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Perfidia in One Battle After Another, Teyana Taylor is having a blazing awards season. As the mysterious and formidable Perfidia, she delivers a performance that is both commanding and emotionally charged, sharpening the film’s pulse at every turn. Fresh off her first win at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, Taylor’s turn signals a powerful new moment in her career.
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Teyana Taylor: Schiaparelli spring/summer 2026 couture
Taylor is no stranger to languid glamour. She favours silhouettes that cut close to the body, from figure-hugging gowns and naked dresses to graphic moments like a Thom Browne gown, a dramatic Burberry trench and an ultra-sexy Tom Ford look. Still, we would love to see her push further into the surreal. This scorpion dress from Schiaparelli’s spring/summer 2026 haute couture show would keep in step with her daring style while taking it into more avant-garde territory.
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Elle Fanning
Anyone who’s watched Sentimental Value will tell you this: Elle Fanning deserves that nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The fact that this is her first Oscar nod is a puzzling one, but her portrayal of Hollywood starlet Rachel Kemp in Joachim Trier’s emotionally drenched feature gave the film an uplift, and a different dimension entirely.
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Elle Fanning: Chanel spring/summer 2026 couture
Rachel Kemp would totally love Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel. I’ve always imagined Elle Fanning to be a Chanel girl, and in her Sentimental Value era, it seems even more fitting. Fanning is someone that doesn’t generally shy away from a fashion moment—we’ve seen this when she wore Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Balenciaga—but there’s something undeniably classic yet fun about this light-catching two-piece number that feels just right for the ever-radiant Fanning.
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Jacob Elordi
If you haven’t watched Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, this is your sign to do so. Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the creature, it’s safe to say that Jacob Elordi left a painfully haunting impression with his performance that truly brought gravitas to one of fiction’s most tragic characters.
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Jacob Elordi: Saint Laurent SS26
For Elordi’s first Oscar nomination, Saint Laurent spring/summer 2026 feels like a particularly strong choice. The creature may carry a dark and melancholy charge, but there is also a strange innocence to him, and that is exactly what this look plays to. Since the actor is usually seen in more neutral dressing on the carpet, this milestone feels like the right moment for something a touch brighter, with the muted mustard overcoat lifting the earthy palette, while the strong shoulders gives it that distinct Elordi charm. To top things off, the tie, worn as a belt, adds a slightly off-kilter accent that makes it all the more compelling on him.
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Renate Reinsve
Earning her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role as Nora in Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, Renate Reinsve delivers a slow-burning performance that lands deeply. Set against the film’s moving portrait of family, she brings a strength and emotional sensitivity to the character that makes her all the more affecting, leaving a lasting impression that tugs at the heartstrings.
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Renate Reinsve: Givenchy fall/winter 2026
Sarah Burton’s Givenchy fall/winter 2026 makes perfect sense for Reinsve, especially for a performance as tender-hearted as this one. Set off by a dark base, those vivid poppies already set the tone so beautifully, but it is the trailing fringe, moving with that almost spellbinding sway, that really seals it. There is a wistfulness to the look that feels so in step with the soul-stirring pull of Sentimental Value and Nora.
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Michael B. Jordan
With a Best Actor nomination for his dual role as twin brothers in Sinners, Michael B Jordan arrives at awards season with new momentum. Shifting seamlessly between the two men, he brings contrast to each performance while anchoring the film with intensity.
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Michael B. Jordan: Bottega Veneta spring/summer 2026
Jordan is known for sharp, traditional tailoring, often favouring fitted suiting with clean lines. It would be interesting to see him lean into a more oversized silhouette with an unconventional shirt collar to introduce a modern edge.
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Emma Stone
Making an under-the-radar return to the awards show season was one Emma Stone, nominated under the Best Actress category for her role as Michelle Fuller in Bugonia. The sci-fi film is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, the creative mind behind the 2023 film Poor Things, which also featured Stone at the centre of its pastel-tinted, childish universe.
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Emma Stone: Louis Vuitton fall/winter 2026
In true Stone form, the actress—courtesy of her ongoing partnership with the French maison—is nearly guaranteed to strut onto the red carpet in a Louis Vuitton number. Given the screen star’s range and versatility as an actress, it seems only natural for Stone to don a more outlandish—if you will—look from Nicolas Ghesquière’s latest runway. On a sea of slate grey comes textures galore—tinsel, lace and sculptural tubing. A deliciously complementary tone for the redhead, if you ask us.
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Timothée Chalamet
In spite of the current online discourse surrounding Timothée Chalamet (and his less-than-savoury comments regarding the arts), hopes are still running high for the Marty Supreme star. The French-American’s nuanced—and, at the same time, blaring and loud—portrayal of Marty Mauser has, so far, mainly garnered a slew of Best Actor nominations, Yet, industry insiders suspect that the frontrunner might finally clinch his first Academy Award.
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Timothée Chalamet: Saint Laurent spring/summer 2026
The press circuit for Marty Supreme saw Chalamet exclusively sporting variations of a sharply tailored yet oversized suit from Givenchy. And while we’re all in favour of method dressing, at the Oscars, it may be time to switch things up. Still a fitting homage to Mauser’s slouchy-shouldered ensembles is this suit from Saint Laurent’s spring/summer 2026 collection. Sleek tailoring and a considered approach to colour-blocking makes the perfect recipe for an unforgettable red carpet number.
